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NAVADMIN //328/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/SEP//
SUBJ/INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1412.13/13SEP10//
REF/B/DOC/NAVEDTRA 43360/SEP10//
NARR/REF A IS THE INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER QUALIFICATION PROGRAM
INSTRUCTION. REF B IS THE PERSONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARD
(PQS) FOR INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF REFS A AND B, WHICH ESTABLISH
THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION AS AN
INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER (IDWO) TO INCLUDE COMMAND
RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATION STANDARDS, AND QUALIFICATION TIMELINES.
2. IAW REF A, COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THE IDWO
QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR IDC OFFICERS. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING
THE IDWO PROGRAM TO COMMANDER, NAVY CYBER FORCES
(CYBERFOR) OR COMMANDER, NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND
(CNMOC) POC IN PARA 7, AS APPLICABLE. REF A CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE NAVY ISSUANCES WEBSITE: HTTP://DONI.DAPS.DLA .MIL. THE IDWO
QUALIFICATION IS MANDATORY FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
(IP), INFORMATION WARFARE (IW), INTELLIGENCE, AND OCEANOGRAPHY OFFICERS,
INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICERS (CWO), AND WILL BE THE PRIMARY WARFARE DESIGNATOR FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES. SPACE CADRE OFFICERS (NON-IDC DESIGNATORS) WITH THE VS3 OR VS4
ADVANCED QUALIFICATION DESIGNATOR (AQD) AND A MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS EXPERIENCE
IN A SPACE BILLET ARE ELIGIBLE TO FULLY QUALIFY WHEN THE NEW SPACE CADRE PQS
BECOMES AVAILABLE. THERE ARE TWO QUALIFICATION METHODS:
A. STANDARD PROCESS. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION MUST COMPLETE THEIR COMMUNITY/CADRE BASIC PERSONNEL
QUALIFICATION STANDARD (PQS) OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT, IDWO PQS (NAVEDTRA
43360), AND PASS AN ORAL BOARD. SEE PARA 3 FOR IDWO PQS DETAILS.
B. ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION. SOME OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCELERATED
QUALIFICATION IN RECOGNITION OF EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRATED SERVICE IN THEIR
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES AND THE IDC. THESE OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE THE IDWO
TRAINING COURSE AND PASS THE ASSOCIATED TEST THAT IS AVAILABLE VIA NAVY E-
LEARNING ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO). THESE OFFICERS MUST MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OUTLINED IN ENCLOSURE (1) OF REF A ON OR BEFORE 15
NOVEMBER 2010 IN ORDER TO UTILIZE THE ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION PROCESS.
COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL VERIFY OFFICER ELIGIBILITY IN THE OFFICER ELECTRONIC
SERVICE RECORD IN FLEET TRAINING, MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SYSTEM (FLTMPS) OR
CONTACT THE DETAILER. THE FORMAL QUALIFICATION BOARD AND IDWO PQS COMPLETION
ARE NOT REQUIRED. THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR INFORMATION DOMINANCE,
TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION (OPNAV N2/N6C1) WILL ADJUDICATE QUESTIONS OF
ELIGIBILITY. SEE PARA 4 FOR IDWO COURSE AND TEST DETAILS.
3. IDWO PQS (NAVEDTRA 43360). OFFICERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR
ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION MUST COMPLETE THE IDWO PQS. THE NEW PQS HAS AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 2010 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE NKO WEB SITE UNDER
THE PQS PORTAL/PQS 43300 SERIES: HTTPS://WWWA.NKO
.NAVY.MIL/PORTAL/CAREERMANAGEMENT/PERSONALQUALIFICATIONSTANDARDS/HOME
/PQS43300SERIES. IDWO PQS REFERENCE MATERIAL TO INCLUDE ONLINE RESOURCES CAN
BE FOUND AT THE CYBERFOR SIPRNET PORTAL: HTTP://WWW
.FLEETFORCES.NAVY.SMIL.MIL/CYBERFOR/N47/N70/IDWOPQS. THIS PQS IS ONLY
AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT RELEASE OF THE
NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND PQS CD -ROM. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO THE
CYBERFOR PQS MODEL MANAGER IN PARA
7.
4. NKO COURSE AND TEST DETAILS. OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR
ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION CAN TAKE THE IDWO COURSE AND TEST VIA NKO UNDER NAVY
E-LEARNING ONLINE COURSES. THE COURSE IS LOCATED ON THE NAVY E-LEARNING WEB
SITE IN THE WHAT'S NEW BOX NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. OFFICERS MUST PASS
THE TEST NO LATER THAN 31 JANUARY 2012 TO QUALIFY AS IDWO VIA THE ACCELERATED
METHOD. TEST RESULTS WILL REFLECT IN FLTMPS. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO PROVIDE
THE COURSE TO NKO AFLOAT USERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED VIA
SEPCOR.
5. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL FORMALLY DESIGNATE, IN WRITING, IDC OFFICERS
QUALIFIED VIA EITHER THE STANDARD PROCESS OR ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION.
COPIES OF THE DESIGNATION LETTER WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE NAVY
PERSONNEL COMMAND (NAVPERSCOM) OFFICER ASSIGNMENT AND PLACEMENT OFFICE OR
RESERVE OFFICER STATUS OFFICE
(PERS-911) WITH A COPY TO CYBERFOR MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL (N1) OR CNMOC TOTAL
FORCE MANAGEMENT (N1), AS APPLICABLE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE DESIGNATION LETTER
AND VERIFICATION, NAVPERSCOM WILL ASSIGN THE GC0 IDWO AQD.
6. IDWO WARFARE BREAST INSIGNIA. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO
PRESENT THE IDWO BREAST INSIGNIA TO NEWLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS UPON REQUIRED
QUALIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION. THE INSIGNIA WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN THE NAVY EXCHANGE SYSTEM MID-OCTOBER.
7. POINTS OF CONTACT:
A. OPNAV PROGRAM COORDINATOR: LCDR CALEB POWELL (N2/N6C111), DSN 225
-9316 OR COMM (703) 695-9316, E-MAIL: CALEB.POWELL(AT)NAVY.MIL.
B. CYBERFOR N4/N7 AND PQS POC: MR. PATRICK CONROY, DSN 537-6739 X3 OR COMM
(757) 417-6739 EXT. 3, E-MAIL: PATRICK.R.CONROY(AT)NAVY.MIL.
C. CYBERFOR N1 POC: CWO3 JAMES (JAKE) JACOBS, DSN 537-8827 X5 OR COMM
(757) 492-8827 EXT. 5, E-MAIL: JAMES.L.JACOBS(AT)NAVY.MIL.
D. CNMOC (N4/N7) POC: MR. RICHARD JEFFRIES, COMM (228) 813-5006, E
-MAIL: RICHARD.JEFFRIES(AT)NAVY.MIL.
E. CNMOC PQS POC: LT KELLY COLLINS, DSN 828-5329 OR COMM (228) 688 -5329,
EMAIL: KELLY.S.COLLINS(AT)NAVY.MIL.
F. CNMOC (N1) POC: MS. MARY JONES, DSN 828 5179 OR COMM (228) 688 -5179, E-
MAIL: MARY.W.JONES(AT)NAVY.MIL.
8. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL DAVID J. DORSETT, N2N6.//
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